Corset-steel



.UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGSTE J. LECOUTRE, OE WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNoR To ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET Co., or WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIONl l or MASSACHUSETTS.

CORSET-STEEL.

October 23, 191'?, ySerlal No'. 161,597, filed April 12 reissue filed October 23, 1919. Serial No. 332,835.

To all/whom it may concern.' of the steels, as l.' The eye members 3 have e it known that I, AUGUSTE J. LECOUTRE, an opening 3 therethrough, `with the re- 55 a citizen of France, residing at lVorcester, duced sized opening 3 leading out therein the county of Vorcester and State of from, in the usual way.

Iassachusetts, U. S. A., have invented rer- 5 are the studs of my improved constructain new and useful Improvements in Cortion, forming, with the Steel 2, the other set-Steels, of which the following is a Specimember of the fastening devices. The studs 60 l'ication. 5 are of circular shape in cross section, and

y invention relates to corset steels, and have short cylindrical necks or stems 5. more particularly to the clasps Or fastening' he heads 5 of the studs are made conical devices which attach the two front corset or tapering from near the upper ends thereof steels together. to the necks or Stems 5. 65 The object of my invention is to provide he cylindrical necks or stems 5 of the. corset clasps of such constinction that tilting Studs `5 are of suchv length, as shown in the of the plate steel stud members of the clasps drawing, that when the plate steel stud memwill be largely prevented when the corsets ber 2 is covered with fabric, a, the exposed' are in use and under tension on the wearer, portio thus avoiding that annoying pinching of the length :Flesh of the wearers, such as is likely to occur Slotted eye members 3. From this it results with the corset clasps at present in use. To that th vthis end the studs on the plate steD members of the clasps are formed with cOni 5', cal heads between which and the Said steel prevented from working up and down on the stud members said studs are constructed studs by the coni with short straight or cylindrical necks or bers are covered with cloth, about equal to steadily h the thickness of the slotted eyes or eye memtion of the eye members 3 and vthe lstuds 5 be'rs on the other plate steel members of the that said stud member 2 cannot tilt in such clasp. 4 a manner as to pinch the iesh of the wearer g' Referring to the drawing A while the conical heads of the studs will alfjgure l is a front'view ofthe two steels, low sufficient freedom between the `eyes 3 85- and the clasps or fastening devices, having and the studs 5 so'that there will be no diffistuds of my improved construction. culty in unclasping the'corsets. In clasping Fig. 2 is a side view of the steel shown at the corsets the conical heads of the studs will the right in Fig. l, detached, looking` in the naturally force the eyes 3 down to their direction of arrow a, same figure. proper positions on the cylindrical necks 5 90 Fig. 3 is a section, on line 3, 3, Fig. 1, of the studs, as the corsets are placed under looking in the direction of arrow ZJ, same. tension on the wearer. This will bring the ligure. pull on the studs down close to the bases Fig. 4 shows, on an enlarged scale, one of. thereof, so a the studs inserted through an opening in one the plate ste of the Steels, which is Vshown in cross section,

derstood, and thus avoid danger of pinching before the stud is headed. the flesh of At e wearer, as hereinbefore setl Fig. 5 corresponds to Fig. 4, but shows the forth.

lower' end of the stud headed or spread, to The tapering head 5 of the stud prefsecure the stud in the Opening in the steel. erably forms about two-fifths of the length 100 In the accompanying drawing, l, and 2 of the stud, and the straio` are the two front steels of a corset; they ma be of the usual form, and are preferably the stud, before it is sec l made of metal. inl the steel.

3 are the eye members of the fastening de- After the barr el or stem 5 of the stud is 105 vice, which are attached by rivets et to one inserted 1n th eopening in the steel it is headed or spread, as shown at 5,Fig- 5, to secure the stud to the steel and hold it in position. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

Claims.

1. In a corset fastening, the combination with an eye steel provided with slotted eye members, of a steel stud member provided with studs each having a conical head of substantial length tapering toward the base of the stud, and each having a straight or cylindrical neck, the latter of a length, when when said steel member is covered with cloth, approximately equal to the thickness of the eye members.

2. A fastener comprising, in a socket member having a therethrough, the narrowed portion of the slot having substantially parallel sides, and a coperating stud providing an inclined cam surface on that sidethereof engaging the end of the narrowed portion of the slot, said cam surface inclined in a direction tending to cause the coperating eye to be pressed against the base of the stud in use and the width of said narrow portion of the slot proportioned to prevent substantial tipping of the eye relative to the stud when under normal strain in use.

3. In a corset fastening, the combination of an eye steel provided with eye members having keyhole slots, of a stud steel having headed stud members provided with straight sided shanks of a length, when the steel is covered with fabric, substantially equal to the effective thickness of the engaging parts of the eye members, the members having coperating parts effective on relative strain therebetween while the stud member 'remains in thefnarrower portion of the slot to develop a resultant force tending to return the eye members into engagement with comb in ation,

keyhole slot the straight shank portion.

4. In a corset fastening, the combination name to this specification.

of an eye steel provided with eye members having keyhole slots, of a stud steel having headed stud members provided with straight sided Shanks of alength, when the steel is covered with fabric, substantially equal to the effective thicknesss of the engaging parts of the eye members, one of said members having a cam surface coperating with a surface on the other and effective when the head member is in the narrow part of the slot and under the normal strain to draw the bases of the members together. Y

5. A fastener comprising, in combination, a. socket member having a keyhole slot therein providing a narrowed portion an a coperating stud having a head tapering toward the base thereof and of such width only adjacent the base thereof as to permit entrance of said head into the narrowed portion of the keyhole slot, the tapering portion of said head acting as a cam when bearing against the marginal portions of the narrowed part of the keyhole slot to draw the base of the stud toward the socket member when strain is exerted in such a direction as to draw the stud into the narrowed portion of the keyhole slot, the width of the keyhole slot beingvproportioned to prevent substantial tipping of the socket member relative to the stud when normal strain is exerted therebetween in use.

6. A fastener for corsets and the like comprising, in combination, a stud and an eye member providing a keyhole slot, cam means on the stud for drawing the stud base toward the eye member as the studv enters the narrower portion of the keyhole slot, said stud and slot proportioned to preclude substantial relative tipping of stud and eye member Iwhen the stud is entered inthe narrower portion of the keyhole slot and under normal strain in use. f

In testimony whereof, I have signed my AUGUSTE J. Lacournn. 

